STAFF REPORT LAHORE: As the phenomenon of broadband is considered the next big thing to offer a unifying services platform for three converging industrial sectors: computing, communications and broadcasting, Pakistan needs to deploy eco-sustainable technologies to enhance communication and usher robust economic growth.
“Encouraging developments are happening in this sector since mid-2007, Pakistan has emerged as a lucrative market for broadband service providers owing to the huge potential it offers especially in the wireless broadband market,” PTA Chairman Dr. Muhammad Yaseen said while addressing the 4th TeleCON 2011 here last week.
The event was organized in collaboration with the PTA and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA).Dr. Yaseen said that we observed a profound evolution of broadband technologies over the years with the present subscription base reaching 1.2 million from 0.1 million in 2007.
According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) latest report on Information Economy Report, Pakistan is among the five dynamic economies of developing Asia in terms of increased penetration of mobile phones, Internet and broadband.
He added, “I strongly believe that this is not the end; it is a new beginning of reaping the associated business, entrepreneurship and social benefits of this exponential ICT infrastructure. As today we are going to deliberate on potential new technologies and economic challenges, I certainly feel quite contended that this promising regime in Pakistan’s economy will continue bringing in substantial revenues and creating remarkable job opportunities.”
Earlier, Menin Rodrigues, Chairman of TeleCON 2011 and President & CEO, Shamrock Communications in his welcoming address said, “A powerful telecommunications infrastructure has proved to be the key for robust growth in many countries during recent times.”
He said that over the past two decades, Pakistan has been very proactive in deploying modern technology in this arena; however the quest of delivering the next-generation of cellular services has become a complex debate for the industry.
In the opening session on “Regulatory – Technology and Economic Challenges”, Adil Rauf, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent Technologies, mapping the future of mobile technology said, “A radical and sustainable approach was needed to meet the eco-sustainability challenges, and announced the company’s ground-breaking mobile technology called ‘Light-Radio’ a simpler, greener, lighter network that saves in infrastructure and energy.”
In his presentation on ‘Technologies and Economic Challenges’, Arif Hussain, Chief Operating officer of Multinet Pakistan, said “Considerations for technology, economics and opportunities must be the key element in drawing a clearer roadmap for the future of mobile technologies in Pakistan. While technologies were getting bigger, better, cheaper and faster; the investment and ROI, and stability of platform were an equally important factor.”
They were of the opinion that deployment of 3-G technology in Pakistan was long overdue and should be a priority on the government’s agenda. This session was chaired by Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar, Member Technical, PTA who endorsed the view of his chairman citing the need to be cautious in its deployment.
The conference ended on a high note in the Panel Discussion chaired by Irfan Nadeem, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology, which centered on “Global Telecom and IT Trends – the Pakistan Model”. His viewpoints on the potential of the gaming industry in Pakistan drew wide acclaim and opened new doors of opportunities for the developer-community.
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